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Continue reading →: New York Jets 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback Three years ago, the Jets thought they had finally solved their long-standing quarterback problem. Early in a planned rebuild, the Jets won a few more games than expected, but still ended up with the 6th pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Rather than staying put at 6, where they…
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Continue reading →: New England Patriots 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback Last off-season, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots parted ways after the most successful two decade stretch in NFL history, in which the Patriots won 17 division titles, 9 AFC Championships, and 6 Super Bowls and set countless records. The breakup between the two sides is undoubtedly complicated…
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Continue reading →: Philadelphia Eagles 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback After the Eagles won the Super Bowl at the conclusion of the 2017 season, it looked like they would be a contender for years to come. They won that Super Bowl despite losing Carson Wentz to a torn ACL and he was playing at an MVP level before going…
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Continue reading →: Washington Football Team 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback In 2019, Washington was among the worst teams in the league, finishing at 3-13 and ranking 31st in first down rate differential at -4.40%. In 2020, things seemed to be going the same way, with Washington starting just 2-7, but there was plenty of reason to believe they would…
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Continue reading →: Dallas Cowboys 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Cowboys came into the 2020 season with high expectations, but their season got off to about as bad of a start as they could have imagined. Their 1-3 start was disappointing enough, but then in their week 5 game against the Giants, quarterback Dak Prescott, one of the…
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Continue reading →: New York Giants 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback With the 6th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Giants surprised many by selecting Duke quarterback Daniel Jones. The selection of a quarterback was not surprising, with long-time signal caller Eli Manning clearly in the twilight of his career, but the selection of Jones so early, after…
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Continue reading →: Carolina Panthers 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback The Panthers moved on last off-season from long-time signal caller Cam Newton, who they selected #1 overall in 2011 and went to a Super Bowl with in his MVP season in 2015, but whose injury problems, particularly his surgically repaired shoulder, led to the Panthers deciding to change course…
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Continue reading →: Miami Dolphins 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback Two off-seasons ago, the Dolphins undertook an aggressive rebuilding strategy. After years of mediocrity, somehow winning between 6 and 8 games in 9 of the previous 10 seasons, with the exception being a 10-6 season in which they lost in the first round of the post-season, the Dolphins rapidly…
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Continue reading →: Baltimore Ravens 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback In 2019, the Baltimore Ravens were one of the most dominant regular season teams in recent memory. They finished the season ranked 1st in the NFL in first down rate at 35.38%, 5th in first down rate allowed at 28.75%, and 1st in first down rate differential at +6.63%,…
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Continue reading →: Cincinnati Bengals 2021 NFL Season Preview
Quarterback For most of the 2010s, the Bengals started Andy Dalton at quarterback and got largely middling starting quarterback play. When the Bengals were able to surround Dalton with talent, it led to five straight playoff appearances, but they were never able to get over the hump in the post-season,…